Skitchin'
Reviewed by Dyson Turner
Skitchin' is a great and fun game. Its like Road Rash on
Blades but a ton more fun. This is definitely one of those
you could pick up when you're bored and played again and
again. I think the fat of all the fun you and a friend or a
group of friends can get into with this that it is a great
game and better than most. You see people don't understand
that fact of this game, this I would consider more of a
party game, and even though its fun by yourself I would
suggest playing this with a group. My first impression on
this was wow, this game is so much fun. It's a little
frustrating at first seeing as though, it will take a while
to learn any of the cool flips and spins and how to grab
cars effectively. You will get it after a while and this
game is a ton of fun after that point. I think though some
of the later stages of the game get a little difficult and
you will get frustrated at this a lot. You will think some
of these stages are unbeatable and they seem that way too.
Graphics 8.0/10
An over looked factor of this game was how greater the
graphics were, they were some of the best I seen in a long
time. Even though all the bladers look the same and had the
same bodies they were all large and had an nice overall size
to them like most everything else in this game. The cars
that were that in this game all looked great as well and
they looked similar to some modern cars. You also had the
scenery. You were skitchin' in a different city, and these
cities pretty much resembled the real thing. Like New York
had plentiful taxicabs. Before each race you would see a
person whom usually was the best on each course they all had
a young punk look to them, and they were drawn quite well.
The opening scene where you talked to the guy who was
selling blades outside of his car looked, great it reminded
me of the guy from Skate or Die in the skate shop. The falls
and flips were all done tremendously they looked very
realistic an almost looked motion captured, because of all
the small details. Like the way the bladder would hold their arms,
And they way their whole body looked in the air. The
overlook of the graphics on this game was excellent even to
today's standards.
Sound 7.5/10
There was some pretty good music in this game. Some real
jumpy rock tunes accompanied you through out. Even though
I'm not a Rock fan one would have to appreciate what was
done here in this game. I especially like the music that
played in the beginning of the game am quite inspirational
and gave you a feel for what was in store later for you.
Some of the stages however gave you a bore, mostly the ones
in the middle. The ones in the beginning and in the end were
all great and gave you a sense of realism and what would be
expected while Skitchin'. The sound effects were pretty good
as well, you had all the expected city sounds like cars
honking and people screaming. You heard others too like the
sound of yells when cars and the other songs like the
bladers getting hit by cars and their yelling. The overall
music attempt in this game was pretty good and it went well
with the graphics, and gave you a good experience.
Game Play 9.0/10
This game is for one or two players. You had a lot of
different modes to chose from to help with the replay value
of the game. You and a friend could go head to head, or
against a pack of other racers. You could also play solo and
try to advance and become the grand champion skitcher. The
basic idea of the game was to get on the back of cars and
then skate off. That's also where the name came from
hitching and skating put together. You would try to propel
against your opposition and try and knock them off of cars.
You also hit flips on the ramps and dirt piles on the side
of the road to gain points and try to advance in the bonus
round. Usually hitting a flip would get you pass some
obstacle or road obstruction. If you did well with speed or
hitting flips you would be able to play a bonus round for
bonuses like cooler weapons not found in regular play. Some
of these weapons like the shock stick worked exceptionally
well. You would gain money, for doing cooler flips, which
would be used to update your equipment like protective gear,
and new skates, which made you faster and better. Most of
the time it was hard just keeping up with the competition
and getting the average gear and what ever you could get.
The difficulty was hard and there was passwords given in the game.
Overall 9.0/10
This is a very good game and I recommend it to any Road
Rash, fan this is a nice change of pace. This is actually
more fun than Road Rash in my opinion and a game you would
really need to get. The Fun Factor on this is through the
roof and beyond, by yourself or wit ha friend you are
guaranteed a good time. The replay value is actually pretty
low, after you beat it you may play again and the newness is
gone, you will go hopping for a new adventure. I also think
the only flaw is that were not enough flip to do. No
Handstands and none of the other cool stuff found in some
other games. You couldn't jump on park benches and just
skate along them, and it was too easy to crash or get busted
by the cops. Other than that is a very good game ands I
suggest it to anyone out there looking for a good one for
the Genesis.
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